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My Nuffnang Story

Hmm do you know what’s Nuffnang?

Nuffnang.com is Asia-Pacific’s first and leading blog advertising community. The online platform allows advertisers to serve graphic or video based advertisements onto more than 300,000 Malaysian blogs hosted on various platforms. Nuffnang.com currently has offices in 4 countries, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia.

I must thanks Nuffnang for what and who I’m today! If not because of Nuffnang I will not enjoy blogging or I might stop blogging and might not meet so many awesome blogger or people out there and some become my good friends.

I’ve been with Nuffnang since the launching on early 2007 and it’s been 4 years now! Really a lot of memories be it the good and the bad experiences.

What I like most is to join all the events events which I able to meet bloggers and mingle around while can get some of the goodies and make some bucks out of it.

I think this is the 1st Nuffnang Screening : Eagle Eye Premiere Screening by Nuffnang @ GSC 1U

1st Nuffnang event : Nuffnang Bloggers Nite Out With Digi @ Friendster Cafe – Introducing Windows Live Messenger (MSN)

1st Wining Blog Post : That I have got PSP with mini kit, which consist of 1 Crystal Case, 1 Screen Guard, 1 Earphone, 1 USB Cable and 1 Cleaning Cloth.

Nuffnang & Ogawa Close To Me

Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blogger Awards 2009 @ Singapore
- I was invited to attend the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blogger Awards 2009 at Singapore and the entire journey was sponsored! Thanks to Nuffnang again!

With Kenny Sia and Joanne Peh 白薇秀 the excellent blogger!

Nuffnang DiGi Pimp My Day Challenge
DiGi Pimp My Day Challenge, an on ground challenge where the winners will win 4 personalized laptops, external hard drives, routers, modems, headphones, thumb drives and many more! Yes we are the 1st prize winners!

We also won ourselves RM300 QuickSilver’s voucher each in the “Super Model You Challenge”!

Astro B.yond – The new HD Experience
I went for a shooting @ Desa Park Cityfor Astro B.yond tvc with some of the other bloggers.

I have also join some meaning full charity campaign to raise fund.

JJ Lin林俊杰100天音乐实录大马签唱会Live Super Tour 2010

Uncountable food reviews with other bloggers as well.

The Largest Blogger’s Gathering with GATSBY Deodorant Street Fair into the Malaysia Book of Records. I’m in Malaysia Book of Records too!

I just love Nuffnang. There’s a lots more happening events but I just can’t list out all coz it’s too many! =)

Come 16 December 2011, 500 bloggers including the biggest names in the blogosphere from around the Asia-Pacific region will flock to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 in Putrajaya Marriott.

The Blog Awards experience will not end there, because after the glamour and fanfare of the awards ceremony, foreign bloggers will also get the chance to get a taste of the unique, colourful culture of Malaysia with a semi-guided tour around the city of Kuala Lumpur the next day.

Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011

DATE : 16 December 2011, Friday
TIME : 6.45pm (Registration Starts)
8.00pm SHARP (Dinner commences)
VENUE : Grand Ballroom, Putrajaya Marriott, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
DRESSCODE : Formal
Gentlemen – Long Sleeved Shirt and Pants (preferably Black Tie)
Ladies – Cocktail Dresses

Do you want to join all the awesome bloggers as well? Nominate your favorite blog and join the voting too if you think which blogger deserved to win the category.

The Awards aims to not only honour the region’s best bloggers, but also to bring together blogger communities from across Asia-Pacific. The Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards is brought to you by Volkswagen Malaysia and Putrajaya Marriott.

If you are also one of the blogger and want to join this Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 do write a post about your story with Nuffnang or 3 reasons why you want to attend the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011.

You may follow the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards’ twitter @napbas & @saimatkong for more updates #napbas !

So see you there!

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KLUE URBANSCAPE 2009 – The City's All-Day Creative Arts Festival

What’s Urbanscape?

Urbanscapes 2009 is the city’s yearly all-day creative arts festival for everyone including you and me to appreciate arts. Last year’s Urbanscape was a blast at KL Performing Arts Centre. This year, Urbanscapes 2009 will showcase all the best that the city has to offer – music, arts, film, theatre and fashion, marketplace vendors and more. Besides that, you get to dictate the show and take part as well, sound cool huh?! Let’s mark your calendar for that fascinating event! Besides that, there’s attractive prizes to be won too, read below for more details.

Event Details

Date : 27 June 2009
Time : 12noon – 12 am
Venue : KLPAC
Ticket Price :
PRESALE: RM25
AT THE DOOR SALES: RM35
BRAND ANCHOR: Xpax

Exclusive to Xpax/U.O.X. customers:

1. FREE TICKETS
Get 2 FREE tickets for the first 200 Xpax/U.O.X. customers. If you are not Xpax/U.O.X. user yet, no worry, just get yourself a RM30 reload and get a FREE Xpax / U.O.X starter pack. If you are the existing customer, you just have to top up RM30. You will be able to get the Free Tickets at the booth next to the ticketing counter at the event and each customer only eligible for 1 redemption.

2. TICKET DISCOUNTS
You also get to buy the Urbanscapes ticket at RM25 at the door (RM10 discount)

What if you are not a Xpax / U.O.X customer?
You must register to become a Xpax / U.O.X customer. (Buy a RM10 reload and get a Xpax / U.O.X starter pack FREE)

How do they redeem this discount? :
Step 1: Go to the U.O.X. booth close to the ticketing booth whereby they will be verified to see if they are a Xpax / U.O.X customer. If not they are not a customer they will be required to sign up for Xpax / U.O.X
Step 2: They will be issued a discount voucher. Each customer will only be able to buy 2 tickets maximum
Step 3: Bring the discount voucher to the normal ticketing booth , submit the voucher and purchase the tickets

X-SNAPS! Contest

X-SNAPS! is a photography contest which open to Xpax / U.O.X customers.

Contest Duration : 27 June to 11 July 2009

How to participate:
a) At the event
Step 1 : Snap pictures using camera or mobile phone during Urbanscapes. The pictures must be in the following categories:
Colour, Fashion, Music and Design

Step 2 : Upload the pictures via the following methods:
Method 1: At the booth at the 24hr KL booth area:
Participants can upload their pictures at the booth at the 24hr KL area by passing over their media card at the booth.

Method 2: MeTV
Users who snap the pictures using their phone can MMS it to 26388.

The subject of the MMS must include the following information separated by a comma:
< the name of the photo >, < which category the picture is supposed to be in >, < the person’s name >
eg: Funky stuff,fashion,Ali Ahmad

b) After the Event
Participants can still upload the pictures that they have taken via the following methods:
Method 1: Email it to xsnaps@xpax.com.my

The following details must be included in the email :
- Title of Picture, Category of Picture, Name, Mobile Number

Method 2: MeTV
Users who used their phone to snap the pictures can MMS it to 26388.

The subject of the MMS must include the following information separated by a comma:
< the name of the photo >, < which category the picture is supposed to be in >, < the person’s name >
eg: Funky stuff,fashion,Ali Ahmad

Metv:
Users can go to the metv wap site to view the pictures. There will be a special section in metv

What’s the prizes for the winner of X-Snaps?:
There will be a winner for each of the four categories:
Colour, Fashion, Music, Design

Each winner will receive a N97 + Half a year free airtime (RM150 x 6 mths), wow that’s a lot of talk time!

* This category is to encourage post event hype
* If winner is not a customer when they win they must sign up immediately
* Winners selection criteria: They will be judged by a panel of judges.

Map to KLPAC :

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